Mezzo
Sweden
Mezzo is a television channel available in Sweden that focuses on music performance and cultural programming. Its schedule typically includes classical concerts, opera, jazz, and dance performances recorded from venues around the world. The channel also presents documentaries on composers, musicians, and visual artists. Mezzo does not carry advertising, allowing uninterrupted broadcasts of full-length performances. Viewers in Sweden can access the channel through selected cable and satellite providers. The channel’s content is primarily in the original performance languages, with occasional subtitles for spoken segments.
Schedule
01:15 - 01:35
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor- Boris Pergamenschikow, Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov
Special, Music
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101.
01:35 - 03:20
Kissin: Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Rachmaninoff - Vienna Musikverein
Special, Music
Russian pianist and composer Evgeny Kissin performs compositions by Bach, Mozart, Chopin and Rachmaninov. A performance given on 3 March 2023 at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
03:20 - 04:35
Nielsen: Symphony no. 2 - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi
Music
Fabio Luisi conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the Danish National Concert Choir, the Danish National Children's Choir, Liv Redpath and Sebastian Kohlhepp in a performance of Carl Nielsen's `An Imaginary Journey to the Faroe Islands'.
04:35 - 07:10
Richter, the Enigma
Movie, Documentary, Music
Shortly before his death, the great Russian pianist Svyatoslav Richter looks back on an eventful life and career. The conversation with filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon is accompanied by fascinating archive footage.
07:10 - 08:35
Francesco Tristano: Frescobaldi, Berio, Franceschini, Bach - Klavier-Festival Ruhr
Special, Music
Francesco Tristano: Luciano Berio 1925 – 2003 Sequenza IV Matteo Franceschini 1979 - Gravity Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750 English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808, Prélude.
08:35 - 10:30
Midori, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Marie Jacquot: Fung, Dvořák, Beach
Special, Music
Vivian Fung 1975 – Earworms Antonín Dvořák 1841–1904 Violin Concerto in A minor Amy Beach 1867–1944 Gaelic Symphony in E minor.
10:30 - 11:45
Gauthier Dance: Poppea
Special, Performing arts
The Gauthier Dance Ballet Company present Christian Spuck's rendition of Claudio Monteverdi's "L'incoronazione di Poppea" at Germany's Theaterhaus Stuttgart.
11:45 - 13:00
Beethoven : Missa Solemnis, Jordi Savall
Special, Music, Opera
Le Concert des Nations, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall (Conductor) Lina Johnson (Soprano), Olivia Vermeulen (Mezzo-soprano), Martin Platz (Tenor), Manuel Walser (Baritone), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) Missa solemnis Op. 123.
13:00 - 13:30
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
13:30 - 16:30
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia - Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
Special, Opera, Music
'Melodramma' in a prologue and three acts by Gaetano Donizetti 1797 - 1848. Libretto by Felice Romani based on the play by Victor Hugo 'Lucrezia Borgia' Milan.
16:30 - 17:20
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
17:20 - 18:35
Portico Quartet: Jazz à Junas
Special, Music, Jazz
A showcase for performers at the Portico Quartet Jazz à Junas Festival, held 22 July 2022.
18:35 - 20:30
Avishai Cohen Quintet - Jazz in Marciac
Music, Concert, Jazz
Avishai Cohen, accompanied by other musicians, performs the Avishai Cohen Quintet at Jazz in Marciac, to enthral the audience.
20:30 - 21:25
Glass: Another Look at Harmony - Les Métaboles, Léo Warynski
Special, Musical
Les Métaboles present a staged concert version of Philip Glass' Another Look at Harmony.
21:25 - 22:25
The Ensemble Intercontemporain plays Roberto Negro
Special, Music, Concert, Jazz
The Ensemble Intercontemporain and pianist Roberto Negro play 'Newborn' for trio and ensemble by the pianist himself. A performance given on 7 November 2022 at La Filature in Mulhouse.
22:25 - 23:40
Mahler: Symphony No.5 - Orchestre Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott
Music
Jonathan Nott conducts the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in a performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No 5, which is recorded at Victoria Hall in Geneva.
23:40 - 02:35
Mozart: Don Giovanni: Vicenza Opera Festival
Music, Concert
Mozart's Don Giovanni, a 'dramma giocoso' in two acts, premiered in Prague on 29 October 1787. This masterpiece, with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, showcases the genius of Mozart in blending comedy and drama.